James Kicinski-McCoy is a writer, specializing in creative marketing and branding, is a co-founder and editor of Mother Magazine, and co-owner of Two Son. She lives with her husband and four children in Nashville, Tennessee.

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TEN THINGS

02/24/2017

The sun is shining here in Nashville today, and I’m taking it as a good sign for the rest of the weekend! Spring really can’t come soon enough. I hope that your week has been a gracious one, and that your weekend is even better. Here are this week’s ten things…

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Thanks for the book suggestions! While it’s springlike in Nashville (I’m headed there for a visit in three weeks and can’t wait for that Tennessee spring weather!) we still have a few feet of snow here in Montana, and I’m spending a lot of time by the fire catching up on new books.

Wow, the museum really got that wrong. Instead of removing the art by immigrants, they should of kept them and removed the others. Would of been much more powerful and would of showcased their contributions instead of removing them for no one so see or even prove their importance.

The museum post was really hard to look at and so wrong. Excited to look at the book list, I am always on the hunt for a good read. Curious what you think of the Créme De La Mer after using it for a few months, it made my skin so mad I haven’t had so many breakouts in my life :(

From Beautypedia: (this will explain it, Christina C)
Jar Packaging:Yes
Tested on animals:Yes
We always chuckle to ourselves when La Mer launches a new moisturizer. It’s not that launching a new moisturizer is funny or unnecessary; it’s just that in the case of La Mer, if the original product (which is a moisturizer) was supposed to be so miraculous and revolutionary for everyone, why do they need another one? Plus, this isn’t all that different from the original, other than having a “softer,” less thick texture, and, also like the original, it contains problematic ingredients for skin, which is why this is rated poorly.

Like the original Creme de La Mer, this moisturizer for dry skin contains several problematic ingredients, among them lime, eucalyptus oil, and fragrance ingredients, all known to be irritating (see More Info for details). Those ingredients are part of the “legendary” La Mer “miracle broth,” but one has to wonder: If this broth is so miraculous, why doesn’t Lauder (Estee Lauder owns La Mer) use it in their numerous other moisturizers, such as their namesake brand’s Re-Nutriv line, whose products cost about as much as those from La Mer.

Because this is a Lauder-produced moisturizer, it’s also chockfull of beneficial ingredients (although the original wasn’t), including numerous antioxidants, skin-repairing substances, and cell-communicating ingredients. All of those are the cornerstone of a well-formulated moisturizer, but you shouldn’t tolerate irritants to gain those benefits.

Last, even if this moisturizer didn’t contain problematic ingredients, its jar packaging is a problem. See More Info to learn why moisturizers packaged in jars are a bad idea at any price—and check out our list of Best Moisturizers Without Sunscreen for less expensive, irritant-free options.